Ezra 4
1 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of Israel;
Judah leh Benjamin te melmaten, mikhutna sohchang hochu ahung kinungle uvin Israel Pathen Pakai Houin chu asapha taove tithu ajataovin ahi.
2 Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye [do; ] and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esar-haddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither.
Hijeh chun Zerubbabel leh lamkai dangho chu akimu piuvin hiti hin aseijun ahi, “Na Pathen hounao houin chu sakhommu hitin keihon jong houvung kate. Keihon jong Assyria lengpa Esarhaddon in hilaiya hi eihin puilut uva pat’a ama kom ahi kilhaina kahin bollu ahitai,” atiuve.
3 But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.
Ahinlah Zerubbabel, Jeshua chuleh Israelte lamkai danghon hiti i nana donbut un ahi, “Nanghon hichea hin chan nanei pouve, chule Persia lengpa Cyrus in eithupeh bang bang uva hiche Israel Pathen Pakai houin hi keihon bou kasahdiu ahi,” atieh tauve.
4 Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building,
Hijouchun hiche munna ana chengho chun, Judah mipi teho chu anatoh nauva kichat sah a sah dasah tei dingin anagong’un ahi.
5 And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Amahon sumguh in mi ana thalah un, amahon anatoh ban’u suhboisah din asemdoh taove. Hitobanga amisuhmo gotnao natoh chu Persia lengpa Cyrus vaihop sungsese leh Persia lengpa Darius in laltouna ahinlo changei chun anachelha nalaiyin ahi.
6 And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they [unto him] an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.
Kum phabep jou Xerxes in lengvai ahin hop phat in Judate melmaten Jerusalem’a Judah mipite dounan lekha ana thotnun ahi.
7 And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter [was] written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.
Khonungin Persia lengpa Artaxerxes vaihom laijin Judah melmaten Bishlam le Mithredath chujongleh Tabeel lamkainan Judah te dounan lengpa Artaxerxes chu Aramaic paovin lekha ana thot’un hichu lengpa dingin analedoh peh un ahi.
8 Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:
Gamvaipo Rehum leh Shimshai thutanna'a lekhajih pan Jerusalem’a thil umdan chu lengpa Artaxerxes hetsah dingin lekha ana thot lhonin ahi.
9 Then [wrote] Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, [and] the Elamites,
Rehum leh Shimshai chun aloi agolho jouse thalhengin jana lomtah apelhonin ahi. Aloi agol houchu thutan vaihom ho amuna um lamkaiho chuleh Tarpel, Persian ho, Babylonho, Erech le Susa (hichu Ellam ahi) mipi teho jouse chu ahiuve.
10 And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnappar brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest [that are] on this side the river, and at such a time.
Chuleh milen leh mithupi Ashurbanipal tin ahin toldoh Samaria gamsung leh avel gamkol sese lhumlam Euphrates vadung geija chengho thalhengin jana kahin peuve atiuve.
11 This [is] the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, [even] unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants the men on this side the river, and at such a time.
Hichehi alekhathot’u thuchemg hochu hiche hohi ahi: “Lengpa Artaxarxes hiche lekhahi nanoija acho chaga dihtah lhumlam Euphrates vadunga chenghoa kon ahi.
12 Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls [thereof], and joined the foundations.
“Lengpan nahet louva khoh chu Babylon akonna hung kile Judate chu Jerusalem munnah achengun hiche khopi phalou tah galbol nomjengho chenna Jerusalem chu asapha taovin ahi. Amahon aleibul chu atungdoh taovin abaang jong ahin jovah diu ahitai.
13 Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls set up [again, then] will they not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and [so] thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings.
Chuleh lengpan nahet louva khoh chu hiche khopi hi ahin sahphat kit uva abaang jonghi ahin chaiteng uleh hiche Judate hin nang komma apeh dingdollu kai jatchom chomho chu ahin peh nomlou ding nang dinga phaloutah mite hung hidiu ahi.”
14 Now because we have maintenance from [the king’s] palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king’s dishonour, therefore have we sent and certified the king;
“Keihohi nang khochaga dihtah kahiyeh un hitobanga hi min jaloutah a nahin boldiu hi kadeilou jeh uva hiche thuhi nangma jong nahet ding kadei jeh uva hiche lekha kahin thotnu ahi.
15 That search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city [is] a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time: for which cause was this city destroyed.
Lengpan jong napu napate leng chan laiya thusimbu chu pha tahin kholtoh lechun tumasanga hiche khopi hi gal lungthim pojing mi ahiuve ti namudoh teiding ahi. Atah bah in hiche khopi hin achunga vaihomte douna a gal anasat jeh uva, hiche khopi hi ana kisubeisa ahidan namudoh ding ahi.
16 We certify the king that, if this city be builded [again], and the walls thereof set up, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the river.
Keihon lengpa nangma kom’a kahin hetsah nom pentah uchu ahileh, amahon hiche khopihi ahin semphat uva abang jonghi ahin semchai tenguleh lhumlam Euphrates vadung gam kolsunghi nanga kona mangthah teiding’u ahi.” Atiuvin ahi.
17 [Then] sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and [to] Shimshai the scribe, and [to] the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and [unto] the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time.
Hichun lengpa Artaxerxas in hiche thuhi ana le thotnin ahi: “Gamvaipo Rehum, thutanna lekha jeh Shimshai chuleh Samaria leh lhumlam Euphrates vadung gamkol sunga chengho jouse salam kahin bol uve.
18 The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me.
“Neihin thot u lekhathot chu akiledoh in kahet theidin eikiseipeh in ahi.
19 And I commanded, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and [that] rebellion and sedition have been made therein.
Keiman lekha ana kijihlut hochu kakhol chil sah in ahileh Jerusalem in achunga vaihom ho dounan gal anabol jingui tihi akimudoh in ahi. Tahbeh in amahohi galbolna hinkho chepi ana hijengun ahi!
20 There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all [countries] beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them.
Lhumlam Euphrates vadung kol gamsunga chu leng hattah tah noija anaum ma, kai jatchom analahnao ahi ti akimudoh in ahi.
21 Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until [another] commandment shall be given from me.
Hijeh chun hiche mite natoh hi angah nadiuvin thu anapetan. Keiman thupeh kicheh tah kahin peh tilouvin hiche khopi chu kisapha theilou ding ahitai.
22 Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?
Hiche thuhi nahsah mon anabol hih in, tu khonungleh lengpa chunga thil phalou ahung umdoh louna dingin chingtheitah in na anatongin,” tin ana lethot in ahi.
23 Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes’ letter [was] read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power.
Hiche lekhathot hi Artaxerxes lengpa a akonna Rehum leh Shimshai chuleh atoh khompi hokom ahunglhun phat’in amaho Jerusalem ah alhailut loichal jengun ahi. Hiti chun athaneinao apodoh un anatoh uchu asutang taovin ahi.
24 Then ceased the work of the house of God which [is] at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Hiti chun Jerusalem ma Pathen houin dinga nakitong chu atang tan ahi, chuleh Persia lengpa Darius vaipoh akum ni channa ahunglhun tokah sen hiti chun anatang dentan ahi.
